Alistair Overeem vs Mark Hunt Opens UFC 209 Main Card

Alistair Overeem and Mark Hunt face off in the rematch this Saturday in Las Vegas.

English-born Dutch MMA fighter Alistar Overeem (41-15-0, 1NC) and New Zealand born living in Australia former K-1 kickboxer and MMA fighter Mark Hunt (12-11-1) will square the differences following their encounter in 2008. The pair fought in Osaka where “The Reem” earned the victory in the first round via submission. Heavyweight veterans, Ranked No. 3 Overeem and Ranked No. 8 Hunt open the main card at UFC 209 Woodley vs. Thompson 2 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

In the main event at UFC 209 the welterweight champion Tyron Woodley (16-3-1) is fighting Ranked No. 1 Stephen Thompson (13-1-1). The bout is also a rematch. Their original encounter ended in the majority draw at UFC 205 last November.

The fight card matches two first strings in the lightweight division, Khabib Nurmagomedov (24-0-0) and Tony Ferguson (23-3-0). In addition Rashad Evans (24-5-1) is taking on Daniel Kelly (12-1-0). Also on the program Lando Vannata (9-1-0) vs David Teymur (5-1-0).

Tyson Pedro (5-0-0) vs Paul Craig (9-0-0) headlines the early prelims on UFC Fight Pass. Amanda Cooper (3-2-0) and Cynthia Calvillo (3-0-0) battle out in the female MMA bout. Albert Morales (6-0-1) and Andre Soukhamathath (11-3-0) start the show in the first fight of the night.

Misagh Norouzi is a Muay Thai fighter from Perth, Australia. He is training and fighting under the patronage of a prominent Thai master Top Sangmorakot. Norouzi is an author at FIGHTMAG. He covers local and national news.

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